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    Back to the Bronx: Brian Conway Honors His Roots on Wallace Avenue

    Brian Conway – Wallace Avenue (self-release, 2025) Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway released his grand third solo album, Wallace Avenue, last summer. Named for the Bronx…

    Ryan Emmert December 31, 2025 No Comments
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    Malutempu Pushes Calabrian Roots Into New Currents

    Malutempu – Farchinoria (Skené Cultura, 2025) Calabrian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer Antonio Olivo launched Malutempu, a fantastic project that reconnects more than twenty years…

    Angel Romero December 30, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Cumbia Chicharra Blasts Off With Quinto Mundo

    La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing / L’Autre Distribution, 2025 La Cumbia Chicharra, a France-based band deeply influenced by Colombian cumbia, recently…

    Iliana Cabrera December 29, 2025 No Comments
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    Sessa Leans Into “Crooked Funk” On New Album Pequena Vertigem De Amor

    Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor (Mexican Summer, 2025) Brazilian songwriter and guitarist Sessa recently released Pequena Vertigem De Amor (A Little Vertigo of Love).…

    Angel Romero December 28, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Drums Across Senegal: Raphaël Pannier’s Jazz Meets Sabar On Live In Saint Louis, Senegal

    Raphaël Pannier – Live In Saint Louis, Senegal (Miel Music, 2025) French drummer-composer Raphaël Pannier released Live In Saint Louis, Senegal on November 7, 2025…

    Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • The Dark Clouds single cover presents a landscape under storm clouds illustrated in carved lines. A streak of red suggests a winding path or road cutting through dark terrain, while a thin glow of light breaks through the heavy blue and black sky. The title appears in white lettering at the center, with Jesse Smathers’ name placed in the lower right corner.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated cover shows a woman in profile wearing a flowing mustard-gold headscarf and patterned robe, framed by an ornate circular halo. She holds two bright sunflowers. Botanical details fill the background, while Arabic text and the title “Catalus” appear below.
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    Got It Together

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  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments

New CDs

Mandingroove by Cheick-Tidiane Seck

World Music Central News Room January 9, 2005 African musicCheick-Tidiane Seck

Malian keyboardist, Cheick-Tidiane Seck, has a new album out entitled MandinGroove (Circular Moves). Recorded in Paris, New York and Los Angeles, MandinGroove is a title…

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New Releases

Godfrey Townsend Joins New York Rockers for Tsunami Relief Efforts

admin January 8, 2005

Glendale, New York – Rock guitarist Godfrey Townsend has jumped on board with The New York rock band Almighty Love Noise ( ALN ) to…

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General News

Calabash Music Donates Sales Proceeds of Sumatran Recording for Tsunami Aid Victims

Angel Romero January 8, 2005

USA – Online retailer Calabash Music has announced that it will be donating 100% of proceeds from sales of a Sumatran recording to relief agencies…

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Album reviews

Where There’s Fire

Tom Orr January 8, 2005

Rebeca Mauleón Latin Fire (Rumbeca Music RM 7777, 2004) This disc’s unimaginative title does no favors apart from aptly describing the music and possibly providing…

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Awards

Pianist Chucho Valdes: Grand Theater of Havana Award 2005

Angel Romero January 8, 2005

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Famous Cuban pianist and composer Jesús “Chucho” Valdés, five-time Grammy Award winner, received the annual Grand Theater of Havana Award…

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Album reviews

The Experiments of a Percussion Master

Angel Romero January 8, 2005

Arto Tunçboyaciyan Artostan (Heaven and Earth CD HE 19, 2005) The CD describes Arto Tunçboyaciyan‘s music as avant-garde folk and the description is pretty accurate.…

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Awards

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Present The Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards – Nominees Announced

Angel Romero January 7, 2005

The Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards, or Nammys, will be held Thursday, February 10th, 2005 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in…

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Album reviews

Sweet!

Tom Orr January 7, 2005 Lokua KanzaRichard Bona

Various Artists Music from the Chocolate Lands (Putumayo PUT 230-2, 2004) Following the success of their collections Music from the Coffee Lands (2 volumes) and…

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New CDs

Carlos Varela to Present Compilation Album in Cuba

Angel Romero January 7, 2005

(Prensa Latina) Havana, Cuba – Cuban folk singer and composer Carlos Varela will perform his first concert of 2005 the night of January 8, to…

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General News

London Music Benefit for the Victims of the Asian Tsunami

Angel Romero January 7, 2005

London, England – Several London artists will be performing tonight, Friday 7th, January 2005 at The Infinity Club, to raise funds for the Indian Ocean…

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